family drama directed
by : William Maher featuring
: Charlize Theron - Woody Harrelson - Dennis Hopper - Nick Stahl
-Anna Sophia Robb - Deborrah Lee Furness running
time : 1 hour 41 minutes
Charlize Theron, Woody
Harrelson, Dennis Hopper, Nick Stahl, AnnaSophia Robb, and Deborrah-Lee
Furness star in a family drama detailing the efforts made by an twelve-year
old girl to come to terms with her mother's abandonment. Tara (Robb)'s
mother Jolene (Theron) just can't seem to get her life together: Her boyfriend
has recently been arrested for growing marijuana, and rather than attempting
to create a stable living environment for her daughter Jolene instead places
Tara in foster care before vanishing without a trace. Jolene's brother
James (Stahl) isn't exactly the picture of equilibrium, yet he does feel
sympathetic towards his niece and obligated to help her though such difficult
times. After breaking Tara out of foster care, James and his newly freed
niece set out on the open road together. Destination: Nowhere. But every
road has an end, and before long James and Tara find themselves at James
and Jolene's father's farm. James has always avoided thinking about his
violent childhood, though he realizes that in order to break the vicious
cycle of dysfunction that the family has fallen into he must finally confront
the demons of his past. Now, as Tara begins to understand why her missing
mother has lived such a tumultuous life, James prepares for the confrontation
that could bring his family closer together than ever before if it doesn't
destroy them first. William Maher, who served as visual effects supervisor
for the 2005 Sundance film Chumscrubber, makes his feature directorial
debut with a film based on an original screenplay by that film's scribe,
Zac Stanford.
